Monday, October 22, 2007

Leave a Comment - Help Celebrate 1 Year !

Hard to believe, but my first post on this blog was a year ago. To celebrate I'm asking that you leave a comment, even an anonymous comment. It can be as simple as "HB" or you can comment on any of the posts over the year, or, really, almost anything else...but keep it clean, OK? You can comment by clicking on COMMENTS at the end of this post, just below 'Hugs and Kisses, Elle'.

Thanks!!

I was a lurker (someone who views blogs but doesn't comment) for over a month before I decided to jump in and join the blogosphere. It really is international...just look at the blogroll of the Daring Bakers!

Once I started blogging last October I never looked back, just continued to learn, to make new friends, including Anna and Peabody whom I've actually met, to try new foods, practice new techniques, find new ways to take photos and stage food to photograph it, find new blogs to visit, to polish up my writing a little bit (although there is plenty of room for improvement), and I've now had an excuse to collect new cooking implements and serving pieces :)

At times I've been just a little obsessed with blogging, but mostly it is a delightful hobby and way to explore my enthusiasms and make new virtual friends.

I really appreciate those of you who check out the blog and comment. I try to comment to your comments within a day or so...I thing the interactivity of blogs is part of the fun.

Who knows what the next year will have in store? Come by as often as you can and see. I usually blog a couple of times a week, sometimes more. With fall here and the holidays coming up, there will be some fun cooking going on at Feeding My Enthusiasms.

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Happy Birthday and Congratulations! I love reading your blog and living (or at least cooking) vicariously through you. Your writing makes me feel as if I'm sitting at the table with you and your pictures make me wish I were!

And thank you for encouraging me to start my own blog. I'm having fun with it and I'm getting good feedback from people.

Anna, Meeting you and getting to eat together now and then is one of the highlights of my blogging year. Here's to another year of lunches and dinners together!

Anon, True...a very fast year. The picture was a photo of a little girl with a crown and birthday cake. I just Photoshoped the face from my logo onto it with some added hair. See Ellen's comment below to see who I look like :)

I'm so glad that you're out there, blogging from what seems to me to be a former life of mine - living in Sonoma County, visiting all of the places I used to visit, having Gravenstein Apples, and simply being in Sebastopol.

Mimi, I wish you could come eat at Elle and Sweetie's house, too. My cupboard is rarely bare and I bet I could cheer up the grouchy child, too. (I've been tod that I'm good with children:) There will be a new post soon. Hugs!

Julie, Thank you! How did you know that I've been reading cookbooks like mad every evening getting ideas for the holidays...I must be so predictable :)

Kelly-Jane, As one of my loyal visitors, I'm so glad you commented. I love your blog, too.

Kate,Thank you! Come visit often...there will be a new post soon.

Breadchick, my Darng Baker sister...like the sound of that...come hang out as often as you wish. I'll come visit you, too.

Dolores, it feels like I've known you a long time and it has been fun learning together.

Happy Belated First Blog Birthday Elle,sorry this is rather late but I have been hectically busy making bottled goodies and bakes for a market this coming week. I found your blog about 6 months ago and enjoy visiting with you, although I have only commented once before I think. Keep up the good work, its really nice and relaxing to be able to lose oneself in other peoples worlds, just for a little while. Makes life easier somehow. Thanks and hugs from Colleen in South Africa

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